CVE-2026-73851Network attack vector

File disclosure via manifest path traversal

Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 17, 2026

Path traversal in plugin manifest generation in Microsoft Kiota before 1.29.1 and 1.34.0 allows attackers to disclose files via crafted OpenAPI file references. Kiota copies x-ai-capabilities and x-ai-adaptive-card static_template.file values into response_semantics.static_template.file and validates the raw string before decoding, so percent-encoded traversal sequences, absolute paths, and file or http(s) URIs can pass the safety check and be emitted verbatim. Exposure requires generation from an attacker-controlled or tampered OpenAPI description and later deployment to an AI host that resolves the manifest path, limiting impact to out-of-package file inclusion or disclosure rather than direct code execution in Kiota itself.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in plugin manifest generation in Microsoft Kiota before 1.29.1 and 1.34.0 allows attackers to disclose files via crafted OpenAPI file references. Kiota copies x-ai-capabilities and x-ai-adaptive-card static_template.file values into response_semantics.static_template.file and validates the raw string before decoding, so percent-encoded traversal sequences, absolute paths, and file or http(s) URIs can pass the safety check and be emitted verbatim. Exposure requires generation from an attacker-controlled or tampered OpenAPI description and later deployment to an AI host that resolves the manifest path, limiting impact to out-of-package file inclusion or disclosure rather than direct code execution in Kiota itself.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-73851
Published
Aug 17, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Kiota
Classifications
CWE-829, CWE-22
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.29.1
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.30.0, < 1.34.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Kiotaversion=< 1.29.1; version=>= 1.30.0, < 1.34.0

Published CVSS scores

6.1GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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